One of the first things that comes to mind after Liverpool confirmed that the Anfield Road End’s upper tier won’t open until 2024 is what will happen to individuals who have already bought seats there.
The new Anfield Road Stand expansion will boost the stadium’s capacity to 61,000 spectators, although the club confirmed no increase will take place this year.
According to Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan, “the lower tier of the stand [is] remaining open and the upper tier [is] remaining closed until the end of the calendar year.”
Supporters who had previously purchased tickets during sales earlier this year would, understandably, be concerned about what this news means while work on the upper tier proceeds.
The club “won’t be in a position” to supply seats for fans who purchased tickets for the upper deck, thus Liverpool is “disappointed” and “really sorry” for anyone who will be affected.
“It ultimately means we won’t be able to provide seats for those fans who have bought those tickets in the upper tier,” added Hogan. These supporters have been selected by our team, will be reaching out directly.
I admit that this isn’t much consolation, but the fans who bought the canceled tickets will not lose their credit for doing so.
Fans with upper tier tickets for the nine games left at Anfield this season have been advised to hold off until fan services gets in touch with them.
In the lead-up to the end of December, Hogan continued, “Our fan services team will be in touch directly. They have every supporter’s information and contact information and they will be in touch with those supporters directly.”
We’re all really disappointed to have to break the news because we know how many of our fans will be affected.
It is crucial to emphasize that fans will keep the credits for the games for which they purchased tickets in the higher Anfield Road Stand.
Before the year is up, the Reds host a string of important games at Anfield, including matches against Everton, Man United, Arsenal, and Newcastle.
The earliest the Reds might theoretically play with 61,000 spectators in attendance is the FA Cup third round on January 6/7, if drawn at home, or in the League Cup semifinal (January 9/10 or 23/24), with the upper tier currently confirmed to not open until 2024.
